Legal Opinion

Crouch v. Crouch

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 16, 1913PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Motion to set aside judgment. Before Judge Bell. Fulton superior court. July 30, 1912. Mrs. Georgia Crouch instituted a libel for divorce against her husband, George G. Crouch, and in connection therewith she asked for an allowance of temporary alimony.

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Motion to set aside judgment. Before Judge Bell. Fulton superior court. July 30, 1912. Mrs. Georgia Crouch instituted a libel for divorce against her husband, George G. Crouch, and in connection therewith she asked for an allowance of temporary alimony. At the hearing for temporary alimony, on May 20, 1910, the 'court rendered the following decree: “It is hereby ordered and adjudged that the defendant, George G. Crouch, be and he is hereby required to pay to plaintiff’s attorney, R. E. Church, $50 per month as temporary alimony for the support of his wife Mrs. Georgia Crouch, and his miuor…

1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) The case was fought out largely upon two propositions of fact, as to which there was a most serious conflict of testimony. The wife flatly denied her attorney’s authority to consent to the modified judgment, or any knowledge that he had made such an agreement until shortly before filing her motion to vacate the judgment. On the other hand, the husband submitted testimony tending to show that the agreement was authorized by the wife, and that the alimony judgment was modified with her full knowledge and approval. It appeared that beginning June 1st, 1910,…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Miller v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
  2. Estes v. EstesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  3. Blalock v. BlalockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
  4. Edwards v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Roberson v. RobersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954

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